1. Lauren Wright
2277 Martha Berry Hwy • Mount Berry, GA 30149-0650
Phone: 404.372.7233 • E-mail: laurenwrightdesign@gmail.com
Web site: www.laurenwrightdesign.com • Twitter: lwrightdesign
[LW]
Objective
My objective is to gain experience in the graphic design field while increasing my network and broadening my portfolio.
Education
Berry College Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication August 2006 - May 2010
Work Experience
Creative Services Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Graphic Designer April 2009 - Present
Work under the Public Relations office & stay within marketing guidelines for the school
Bid out projects & create press ready art for offset, screen, digital & other printers
Train staff on design programs
Campus Carrier Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Photo Editor August 2008 - March 2009
Meet weekly deadlines in producing a student newspaper
Manage student photographers & handout assignments
Attend school functions to capture photos & create photo illustrations
Layout & Design Editor August 2006 - May 2008
Design effective advertisements & page layouts for each section & the front page
Discuss, conceptualize & produce useful illustrations & informational graphis
Design customer ads & lay out pages with stories
Viking Fusion Berry College, Mount Berry, GA
Graphics Manager August 2007 - Present
Create compelling motion graphics for commercials and shows at the student television station
Aid in the taping & editing process
Create branding for a new converged media Web site
Gunnin Graphics Tyrone, GA
Graphic Artist & Typesetter December 2005 - August 2006
Design & layout business cards, flyers, brochures, logos, promotional products & more
Answer phones, file job jackets & help walk-in customers
Awards & Honors
Sponsored by the ABC Network for the NLGJA 2008 & 2009 Student Project in Washington D.C. & Montreal, Canada
Published photographer, “Applied Public Relations” by Kathy Brittain McKee and Larry F. Lamb
Represented Berry College at the 2009 World Model United Nations conference in The Hague, Netherlands
Represented Berry College at the 2008 National Model United Nations conference in New York
Georgia College Press Association Board Member for 2008
1st Place in The 48 Hour Film Challenge for the short film ‘Amped” sponsored by Berry College’s Viking Fusion
Special Skills
Technical Proficiency Photography
Adobe CS4 Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver Minolta film equipment
Motion, Final Cut Pro, GarageBand, Filemaker Pro, Quark Nikon digital SLR equipment
Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel Developing, manipulating & retouching
Videography Studio lighting equipment
Professional grade cameras; Audio & lighitng equipment Writing
Capturing video & linear editing; creating DVDs Associated Pres Style writing & editing